Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala on March 12 addressed the Saurashtra Maldhari Sammelan, organised bySahjeevan (Centre for Pastoralism), at Upleta in Rajkot district of Gujarat. The conference deliberated upon the conservation of threatened breeds Read More …
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India WaterPitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Shri Hardeep Singh Puri on March 12 launched the ‘India WaterPitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge’ under Ministry’s Atal mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0. The ceremonial launch of AMRUT 2.0 took place Read More …
International Conference on Technical Textiles
The Ministry of Textiles in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) organized a full-day International Conference on Technical Textiles on March 12 with the theme: Creating the Winning Leap in Technical Textiles. What is Technical Textiles? Technical Textiles are Read More …
Syllipsimopodi bideni-an extinct vampire-squid- with 10 arms
A fossil unearthed in central Montana, USA of a species named Syllipsimopodi bideni represents the oldest-known relative of today’s octopuses. It was originally discovered in Montana and donated to Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in 1988. Unlike other octopus species dwelling Read More …
Karnataka CM launches ‘Revenue Documents at Your Doorstep’ programme
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on March 11 launched the ‘Revenue Documents at Your Doorstep’ programme to door deliver basic revenue documents such as caste certificates, income certificates, and land records (RTCs). Raitha Shakthi programme The scheme was launched at Read More …
Vibrant Village programme
The government is planning to open the villages along the Chinese border for tourists under the Vibrant Village programme (VVP), announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. Recently, a meeting was held with public representatives of such villages from the States Read More …
CJI lays foundation stone for Arbitration centre in Hyderabad
The foundation stone for the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Hyderabad was laid by Chief Justice of India N.V.Ramana on March 12. Proposed by the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre Trust, the facility will come up behind IKEA and Read More …
Museum of the Future opens for visitors
The Museum of the Future in Dubai was inaugurated by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE. More facts The museum reportedly takes the visitors on an experiential journey, transporting them to the Read More …
In Rajasthan 50 mugger crocodiles died at Kota’s Kala Talab
The construction of a park and other beautification activities have allegedly led to the death of 50 mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) in Kala Talab (‘black pool’) waterbody of Rajasthan’s Kota city. Wildlife activists and locals have observed that the pond Read More …
Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab 2022
Bhartiya Janata party (BJP) has retained power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has swept Punjab assembly polls. Uttar Pradesh Elections were held from 10 February to 7 March 2022 in seven phases to Read More …
PM dedicates building of Rashtriya Raksha University to the nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the new complex building of Rashtriya Raksha University- RRU Gandhinagar to the nation on March 12 by unveiling a plaque. The new campus building complex of Rashtriya Raksha University- an institution of national importance Read More …
India’s first medical city to come up in Pune
Maharashtra’s Deputy chief minister and finance minister Ajit Pawar during his budget speech on March 11 declared that India’s first medical city will be set up in the Pune district’s rural area. It will named ‘Indrayani Medicity’. The Medicity will Read More …
CHACE-2 makes the First Observations of the Global Distribution of Argon-40 in the Exosphere of Moon
A payload onboard ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 mission has made the first-of-its-kind discovery on the distribution of one of the noble gases, Argon-40, to study the lunar exosphere as well as the surface from where this gas is understood to have escaped. Read More …
India’s wheat exports could touch a new record of 10 million tonnes
Due to Russia-Ukraine war, India’s wheat exports could touch a new record of 10 million tonnes in 2022-23, up from a record seven million tonnes in the current financial year. Russia-Ukraine crisis has not only attracted global buyers to India Read More …
Away From Reactor (AFR) facility
Recently, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to halt the construction of the ‘Away From Reactor’ (AFR) facility at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) site for storing nuclear waste. Opposition Read More …